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Spotify Down: Thousands of Users Report Login and Music Streaming Issues
Spotify said it was investigating technical difficulties after Downdetector logged more than 4,000 outage reports before service quickly recovered.
On Friday, June 19, 2026, Spotify experienced a widespread morning outage, leaving thousands of users unable to access their accounts or stream music.
Outage monitoring website Downdetector recorded over 4,000 reports as of 8:30 a.m., with users experiencing complete account lockouts and persistent playback failures across the platform.
Frustrated subscribers flocked to Twitter to verify if the issues were widespread, with paying Spotify Premium members demanding refunds while services remained interrupted.
Spotify confirmed the technical difficulties via social media, stating it was aware of issues impacting certain users, though the company has not disclosed the specific root cause.
For context, Spotify Premium subscriptions begin at £5.99 monthly for students, rising to £12.99 monthly for adults, highlighting the value disruption caused to paying subscribers.